ENTREPRENEURS across Coventry and Warwickshire are being urged not to miss next month’s deadline to register with the tax office as self-employed.

Cheryl Hopkins, who runs TaxAssist Accountants in Nuneaton, said: “Any local businessman or woman, who has started working for themselves any time during 2011, needs to register with HMRC by October 5.

“They then need to put October 31 firmly in their diary for filing their self-assessment tax returns on paper.”

“Coventry and Nuneaton has a wealth of entrepreneurs to whom this tax deadline applies. Whether they’re providing products, services or consultancy, if they work for themselves, they must register, or face the prospect of hefty fines.”